Display cabinet or stand.



PATENTED MAR. 28, 1.905. F. R. CURRIE. DISPLAY CABINET OR STAND.,

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18,1904'.

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the following is a full, clear, and exact de- UNITED STATES Patented March 28, 1905.

FRANK R.. CURRIE, OF MASON CITY, IOVA.

DISPLAY CABINET OR STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent Nou 786,104, dated March 28, 1905.

Application filed March I8, 1904. Serial No. 198,760.

To all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, FRANK R. CURRIE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Mason City, in the county of Cerro Gordo and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Display Cabinet or Stand, of which scription.

rI`his invention relates to display cabinets or stands; and it consists, substantially, in the construction and combinations of parts hereinafterparticularlydescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

The invention has reference more especially to cabinets or stands for the display of tools or implements, particularly saws, though well adapted for the display of other articles; and one of the principal objects thereof is to overcome numerous disadvantages and objectionscommon to many other structures hitherto devised for similar purposes.

A further object is to provide a cabinet or stand of thecharacter referred to which is commodious, easy of access and repair, as well as exceedingly simple in construction and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

A still further object is to provide a structure of this kind which is strong and light in weight, besides being effective in use and possessing' the capacity for long and repeated service.

The above and additional objects are attained by means substantially such as are illustrated in the accompanying' drawings, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is aview in perspective of a display cabinet or stand embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View thereof,on a reduced scale,to more clearly indicate the construction. Fig. 3 is a sectional view in detail, and Fig. 4 is a View in diagram representing' a slight difference in the general form of the structure.

Before proceeding with a more detailed description it may be stated that in the form of my improvements herein shown I employ a display cabinet or stand of special construction at both the front and sidesY thereof for the reception and storage of tools i or other articles, the said front being closed by suitable doors, while the said sides are .closed by doors of specialconstruction to enable the ready display of samples of goods keptin stock or on sale. The structure may be placed in any desired position within a store or salesroom, and while I have herein represented my improvements in a certain selected embodiment it will be understood, of course, that I am not limited to the precise details thereof in practice, since immaterial changes therein may be resorted to coming within the scope of my invention.

Specilic reference being had to the accompanying drawings by the designating characters marked thereon, 1 represents my improved display cabinet or stand as an entirety, the same being provided with a suitable base 2, from which extends or rises a back 3, the front of the structure comprising an inner wall 4, set forwardly of and parallel with said back 3, together with outwardly-flaring side walls 5, intersecting the vertical edges of said wall 4 from the base 2 to the top 6 of the structure, as shown. For a suitable height from said base 2 the said inner wall 4 and side walls 5 constitute practically a cupboard for the reception and storage of different articles, the same being closed in any suitable manner, as by means of hinged doors 8, each having a locking device or catch 9. Just above the said cupboard l preferably provide the structure with a sliding shelf or table 10, upon which articles taken from the cabinet may be placed during transactions between a salesman and a customer or when cleaningl or marking the goods, and

above the said sliding shelf or table I provide the front compartment 11, formed by the walls 4 and 5, with any desired number of horizontal shelves 12, on which goods to be displayed may be placed within the cabinet, said compartment being closed by preferably glass'doors 13 and 14, mounted on rails 14 to slide past each other in the front frame 15. (See Figs. 1 and 2.) The construction and organization of parts referred to results in the formation of side compartments 16, each approximately triangular in plan view, as shown, and preferably divided up into numerous pigeonholes by means of horizontal and IOO tion by means of catches 26.

vertical partitions 18 and 19, said pigeonholes being for the reception and storage of saws or other tools or implements 20, which, as is apparent, are readily accessible when required for any purpose. Each of said side compartments is preferablyclosed bya door 21, hinged at 21-u and having a continuous outwardlyprojecting fiange 22 at the edges thereof, adapted to be received within and practically flush with the frame 15 and the faces of the moldings 23 and 23 at the base and top of the structure, said door being preferably solid and of wood and provided with suitable hooks or other means 24, by which to hang in position the sample-saws or other articles 25a to be displayed. Hinged independently to one ange of each of said doors 21 at 25 is another door 26, of glass, which enables the goods suspended on the hooks 24 to be clearly viewed from without during the time the door of each of said side compartments is closed, each of these doors being held in closed posirlhe said doors of each set may be opened together or separately, as desired, and either door of the set may be made to swing away from the other, as is apparent, and it will be seen that the goods contained either in the front or side compartments of the structure will be thoroughly protected from dust and dampness, and thus prevented from taking on a shopworn appearance. The set of doors for each side compartment form between them practically an independent compartment for the display of samples, as already explained, said compartment being easily accessible by simply opening the outer or glass door of the set, and to gain access to the corresponding side compartment of the structure it is simply necessary to swing open the inner or solid door of the set. 1f in the first instance, however, access is desired to the side compartment, both doors may be swung outwardly at the same time. The doors for the front compartment may be constructed substantially the same as those of the side compartments, if so desired; but the sliding' doors shown will be found satisfactory for all practical purposes.

Saws or other implements or articles may be placed within the pigeonholes of the side compartments, as shown, while articles of any kind may be placed on the shelves of the front compartment 11, and thereby viewed from without through the glass doors o1' closures for said compartment. The cupboard below said front compartmentmay be used for any desired purpose, as already mentioned.

In Fig. 4 the construction of the cabinet or stand is in most respects the same as in Fig. 1, with the exception that the same as an entirety is substantially triangular in plan view, as shown. The doors for this form of cabinet are preferably constructed substantially the same as those for the side compartments of l the cabinet shown in Fig. 1; but the sliding doors will serve for all practical purposes.

The cabinet or stand may be constructed of l any desired material and of any desired shape or size to suit the particular location in a store in which the same is tol be employed. The many advantages of my improvements will be fully understood without further elucidation thereof.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A display-cabinet having a compartment provided with a closure, said closure having in its outer face a compartment provided with means for supporting tools and the like, and a transparent closure for said latter compartment. i

2. A display-cabinet constructed of a front compartment having a closure, and a side compartment having a closure, the latter comprising an inner door having outwardly-extending anges at the edges thereof, and an outer glass door.

3. A display-cabinet, comprising a compartment having a closure, the latter being constructed of an inner door having outwardlyextending iianges at its edges, and an outer glass door.

4. A display-cabinet, comprising a compartment having a closure constructed of an inner swinging door having outwardly-extending iianges at its edges, and an outer glass door having swinging support upon the inner door.

5. A display-cabinet constructed with a compartment having a closure, the latter comprising an inner door having swinging support at the front of the compartment, and an outer door of glass, having swinging support on said first-named door.

6. A display-cabinet constructed with a compartment having a closure, the latter comprisingan inner door having swinging support at the front of the compartment, and provided with suspending devices for articles, and an outer door of glass, having swinging support on said first-named door.

7. A display-cabinet, constructed with a front compartment having a closure, and a compartment on either side thereof also having a closure, the latter comprising an inner door having swinging support, and an outer door of glass having swinging support upon the inner door.

8. A display-cabinet, constructed with a front compartment 'having a closure, and a compartment on either side thereof also having a closure, the latter comprising an inner door having swinging support, and an outer door of glass having hinge connection with said inner door, said front compartment being provided with shelves.

9. A display-cabinet, constructed with a front compartment having a closure, and a compartment on either side thereof also hav- IOO ITO

ing a closure, the latter comprising an inner door having swinging support, and an outer door of glass having swinging' support upon said inner door, each side compartment being provided with shelves.

10. A display-cabinet, Constructed with a front compartment having a closure, and a compartment on either side thereof also having a closure, the latter comprising an inner door having swinging support, and an outer door of glass having swinging support upon said inner door, each side compartment being provided with pigeonholes.

11. A display-cabinet, constructed with a front compartment having a closure, and a Compartment on either side thereof also having a closure, the latter comprising an inner door having swinging support, and an outer door of glass for said swinging door, each side Compartment being provided with pigeonholes, and the inner door of the Closure thereot` with suspending devices for articles.

12. A display-cabinet Constructed with a front compartment having a Closure, a cupboard beneath the same, and a compartment on either side thereof, also having a closure, the latter comprising an inner door having swinging support, and an outer door having swinging support upon said inner door.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specilication in the presence of two subsoribing witnesses.

FRANK R. CURRIE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES RUOX, Jon C. PALMER. 

